Mir Russian Premier Liga
FIFA Region
UEFA
Season
2020-2021
Location
Russia
Abbreviation
RUS1

Summary

The Russian Premier Liga (RUS1) is the top football league in Russia's football system. At the end of the 2020-2021 RUS1 season, the RUS1 teams listed below qualify for the following non-league play:

  • 2021-2022 UEFA Champions League - Group Stage:
    • 1st place 2020-2021 RUS1 team
  • 2021-2022 UEFA Champions League - 3rd Qualifying Round:
    • 2nd place 2020-2021 RUS1 team
  • 2021-2022 UEFA Europa Conference League - 3rd Qualifying Round:
    • 4th place 2020-2021 RUS1 team
  • 2021-2022 UEFA Europa Conference League - 2nd Qualifying Round:
    • 5th place 2020-2021 RUS1 team

The winner of the 2020-2021 Russian Cup, typically an RUS1 team, also receives a berth in the 3rd Qualifying Round of the 2021-2022 UEFA Europa League.

Leagues Pyramid - Russia

Abbrev League # of Teams
RUS1 Russian Premier Liga 16
RUS2 Russian National Football League (FNL) 20
RUS3 Professional Football League 59

Competition Structure

Season

# of Teams

8 Aug 2020 - 16 May 2021  16: RUS1 (12 minimum), RUS2 (4 maximum)

Season Format

Each RUS1 team plays Home-Away matches with the other 15 RUS1 teams for a total of 30 league matches. Table ranking ties are broken by (1) head-to-head points, (2) head-to-head wins, (3) head-to-head goal difference, (4) head-to-head goals scored, (5) matches won, (6) goal difference, (7) goals scored, then (8) a playoff.

(Note: The RUS1 shuts down for the Winter, typically mid-November to mid-March.)

Playoffs

Not applicable.

Relegation

At the end of the 2020-2021 RUS1 season, the 15th and 16th place RUS1 teams will be relegated to the RUS2, and the 1st and 2nd place RUS2 teams will be promoted to the 2021-2022 RUS1. The 13th place RUS1 team enters into a Home-Away highest aggregate score playoff with the 4th place RUS2 teams, and the 14th place RUS1 team enters into a Home-Away highest aggregate score playoff with the 3rd place RUS2 teams. The playoff winners will play in the 2021-2022 RUS1, and the losers will play in the RUS2.


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 LeagueHomeRoad
POSMPW - D - LPTSCPTSGFGAGDMPW - D - LPTSGFGAGDMPW - D - LPTSGFGAGD
1Zenit St Petersburg 3019 -8-365-7626501513 -1-140531340156 -7-225231310
2Spartak Moskva 3017 -6-757-563719159 -3-330311615158 -3-42725214
3Lokomotiv Moskva 3017 -5-856-4535101511 -2-23524915156 -3-6212126-5
4FK Rubin Kazan 3016 -5-953-42339156 -4-522181711510 -1-43124168
5PFC Sochi 3015 -8-753-4933161510 -4-134311219155 -4-6191821-3
6CSKA Moskva 3015 -5-1050-513318158 -4-328311714157 -1-72220164
7Dinamo Moscow 3015 -5-1050-4433111510 -2-332271017155 -3-7181723-6
8FC Khimki 3013 -6-1145-3539-4159 -2-42917134154 -4-7161826-8
9FK Rostov-na-Donu 3013 -4-1343-37352156 -2-72018162157 -2-62319190
10FK Krasnodar 3012 -5-1341-52457157 -4-425342311155 -1-9161822-4
11FK Akhmat Grozny 3011 -7-1240-3638-2157 -4-42523158154 -3-8151323-10
12Ural Sverdlovsk 307 -13-1034-2636-10156 -6-32414113151 -7-7101225-13
13FC Ufa 306 -7-1725-2646-20153 -4-8131519-4153 -3-9121127-16
14FC Arsenal-Tula 306 -5-1923-2851-23156 -4-52222202150 -1-141631-25
15SC Rotor Volgograd 305 -7-1822-1552-37153 -2-1011523-18152 -5-8111029-19
16FK Tambov 303 -4-2313-1965-46152 -2-1181129-18151 -2-125836-28
2021-2022 UEFACL
2021-2022 UEFAEL
2021-2022 UEFAECL
Relegation Playoff
Relegation to RUS2

Results

Sun - 16 May 2021
 FC Khimki 00 PFC SochiArena Khimki
 FC Ufa 21 FC Arsenal-TulaStadion Neftyanik (Ufa)
 FK Tambov 15 Zenit St PetersburgMordovia Arena
Mon - 10 May 2021
 Spartak Moskva 21 FC KhimkiOtkrytie Arena
 Ural Sverdlovsk 10 FK Rostov-na-DonuStadion Central'nyj (Yekaterinburg)
Sat - 8 May 2021
 CSKA Moskva 31 FK KrasnodarVEB Arena (Moskva)
 FC Arsenal-Tula 24 FK Rubin KazanStadion Arsenal (Tula)
 FC Ufa 00 Zenit St PetersburgStadion Neftyanik (Ufa)
Fri - 7 May 2021
 PFC Sochi 21 SC Rotor VolgogradOlimpiyskiy Stadion Fisht
 FK Akhmat Grozny 31 FK TambovAkhmat-Arena
Mon - 3 May 2021
 FC Arsenal-Tula 12 Spartak MoskvaStadion Arsenal (Tula)
Sun - 2 May 2021
 Zenit St Petersburg 61 Lokomotiv MoskvaStadion Krestovskyi
 FC Khimki 10 Ural SverdlovskArena Khimki